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| Record Name(s) | C Extension Iron Range - 1918, New C Pit - 1993 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 2000-Jun-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Oct-20 |
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Primary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Aguonie
Latitude: 48° 16' 12.35" Longitude: -84° 29' 51.52"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 685681.37 Northing: 5349348.04 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C08SW
Point Location Description: Abandoned open pit south of main C pit
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Access Description: From the junction of highway 516 (Dubreuilville Road) and the new Goudreau Road, drive south east along the new Goudreau Road for approximately 20 km. At the junction with the old Goudreau Road, turn east and drive approximately 4 km. The pit is located on the north side of the road and is masked by trees.
1960-1963: Algoma Ore Properties Limited - 45 ddh (2717.5 ft), property mined in 1962-1963, ore used in sintering process. (Aguonie 0017).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| AGUONIE 0014 | 42C08SW0286 | 42C08SW0286 |
| 63.3679, Aguonie-0017 | 42C08SW0503 | 42C08SW0503 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Wawa
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2750 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The multiple iron ranges found in the Goudreau area are presumably folded, faulted and tectonically thickened portions of a single iron formation. This iron formation occurs at the contact between the intermediate to felsic metavolcanics of cycle one and the intermediate to mafic metavolcanics of cycle two. In general, the iron formation becomes thinner and the carbonate facies disappears as one moves eastward into the Kapuskasing Structural Zone. The major difference between the Goudreau iron formations and the iron formation north of Wawa is that the siderite of the carbonate facies at Wawa is calcite east of Goudreau. The occurrence lies within the northern domain of the Goudreau Lake Deformation Zone. This domain is located immediately south of the Maskinonge Lake sock and is composed of brittle to brittle-ductile high-strain zones.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sulphide Ironstone | 1 | Sulphide Facies | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Intermediate To Mafic | Hanging Wall | |
| Intermediate Tuff-Breccia | 3 | Intermediate To Felsic | Tuff, Breccia, Sericite Schist | Hanging Wall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The iron formation probably correlates with the west end of the McPhail Iron Ranges to the north. North of the C pit, and separating the C iron Range from the McPhail are intermediate to felsic metavolcnaics consiting of sericite schist, lapilli tuff, breccia and quartz-feldspar crystal tuff. These rocks are schistose and carbonated. Along the south side of the C pit, schistose intermediate to mafic metavolcanics appear to overlie the sulphide-facies iron formation. Pyritic sand is common at the west end of the C pit. The C extension appears to be a separate segment of iron range lying south of, and parallel to the main C pyrite lens.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Average grade of the remaining reserves is 38.9% Fe, 23.6% S. The ore is described as massive pyrite and pyrrhotite with minor chert.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Massive |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 427 | 2750 MA | GOO VOL 1 |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Extension | 1978 | Unclassified | 415000 | AGUONIE 14 | Reserve notes taken from sketch map in assessment file |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 200000 |
Sulphur/Pyrite |
MRC 5 |
Map - Precambrian Geology, Aguonie Township
Publication Number: OFM0217 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Aguonie, Bird, Finan and Jacobson Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5588 Page: 69-73 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological compilation series, Wawa sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury
Publication Number: P0640 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Leahy E.J., Rupert R.J., Giblin P.E., Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 117-118 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Michipicoten area, compilation sheet, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0184 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Goodwin A.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pyrite deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC005 Page: 26 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Goudreau-Lochalsh area, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM36B Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1998
Author: Gledhill T.L., Collins W.H., Thomson E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 49-51 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Aguonie Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: GDIF172 Date: 1997
Author: Sault Ste Marie RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Goudreau-Lochalsh area, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM49G Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Bruce E.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Annual report of the Ontario Department of Mines for the year 1963, volume 73, statistical review of the mineral industry and mining operations for 1963
Publication Number: ARV73 Page: 72 Date: 1998
Author: Riddell G.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Annual report of the Ontario Department of Mines for the year 1962, volume 72, statistical review of the mineral industry and mining operations for 1962
Publication Number: ARV72 Page: 73 Date: 1998
Author: Kelly T.J., Riddell G.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Annual report of the Ontario Department of Mines for the year 1961, volume 71, statistical review of the mineral industry and mining operations for 1961
Publication Number: ARV71 Page: 73-74 Date: 1998
Author: Kelly T.J., Riddell G.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 183 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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